MN HF1467

Changes background check requirements for firearm permits from mandatory to discretionary effort for checking state and local record-keeping systems, effective August 1, 2012.

Restricts government authority to seize firearms and weapons during emergencies to only temporary disarming when immediately necessary for officer or public safety, and prohibits government confiscation, regulation, or closure of firearm-related businesses except in limited circumstances.

Eliminates duty to retreat in self-defense situations outside the home and creates presumption of reasonable belief in imminent threat when someone unlawfully enters by force or stealth into a dwelling or occupied vehicle.

Expands definition of "dwelling" to include vehicles, tents, motor homes, and attached structures with curtilage, and extends all dwelling self-defense rights to defense of occupied vehicles.

Allows carry permits from other states and non-Minnesota jurisdictions to be valid in Minnesota indefinitely, with permits deemed valid as long as they remain valid in the issuing jurisdiction, except for Minnesota residents.